Holding Back the River is the third studio album by Wet Wet Wet

Wet Wet Wet

Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...

. It was released on October 30, 1989. Its offspring singles were "Sweet Surrender", "Broke Away

Broke Away

"Broke Away" was the second single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on 18 December 1989.Title lyric: Took away all of our chains and said they broke away.-Track listings:CD:#"Broke Away"...

", "Hold Back the River

Hold Back the River

"Hold Back the River" is the third single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on 11 March 1990 and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.Title lyric: Somebody's gotta hold back the river....

" and "Stay With Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)

Stay with Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)

"Stay with Me Heartache " was the fourth and final single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River...

". The album reached #2 in the charts. 1000 of the first CD pressings of this album include an unlisted 10th track, the track is called "How The Hell Did They Get There" and was only available on limited edition copies at littlewoods stores in the United Kingdom. The Song was later added to the digital download copies of the album but never ever put onto future pressings of the hard copy CD or Vinyl.

Track listing

All tracks by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow unless otherwise stated.

1. "Sweet Surrender" 6:00
2. "Stay With Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)
   Stay with Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)
   "Stay with Me Heartache " was the fourth and final single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River...
   
   " 4:10
3. "Blue for You" (orchestral arrangements by Anne Dudley
   Anne Dudley
   Anne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
   
   ) 4:51
4. "Broke Away
   Broke Away
   "Broke Away" was the second single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on 18 December 1989.Title lyric: Took away all of our chains and said they broke away.-Track listings:CD:#"Broke Away"...
   
   " 4:45
5. "You've Had It" 5:12
6. "I Wish" 5:04
7. "Keys to Your Heart" 4:23
8. "Maggie May
   Maggie May
   "Maggie May" is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every Picture Tells a Story....
   
   " (Martin Quittenton
   Martin Quittenton
   Martin Quittenton is a British guitarist and composer. He played in the blues rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album Steamhammer was released in 1969 with keyboardist Pete Sears as a special guest....
   
   , Rod Stewart
   Rod Stewart
   Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
   
   ) 6:02
9. "Hold Back the River
   Hold Back the River
   "Hold Back the River" is the third single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on 11 March 1990 and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.Title lyric: Somebody's gotta hold back the river....
   
   " 4:45
10. "How The Hell Did They Get There" (hidden track) 3:38 *

• Hidden track was only on the first pressing of 1000 to Littlewoods Music Stores